

A Little Help
2010-05-21 · 109 min · ★ 5.3
It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.
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- Directors
- Michael J. Weithorn
- Production companies
- Secret Handshake Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 96,868
Top Cast
Jenna FischerLaura
Chris O'DonnellBob
Kim CoatesMel Kaminsky
Lesley Ann WarrenJoan
Sara KapnerWendy Helms
Brooke SmithKathy Helms
Daniel YelskyDennis Pehlke
Jay KlaitzPatient
Rob BenedictPaul Helms
Zach PageKyle Helms
Sam McMurrayBig Bad Dan
James RebhornDr. Bronstein
Joy SupranoJulie Cantoni
Ron LeibmanWarren Dunning
Michelle HurstEileen
Matt ObergMinister
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